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Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo School.
June 17, 2022, 12:04 pm
Council issues rare ‘stop’ notice against noisy events at Hendon school
Barnet council’s move comes after months of complaints from local residents in a small street about disrupted sleep, extra traffic and pollution.
By Jenni Frazer
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference following a special meeting of Nato leaders in Brussels on 24 March, 2022 (PA)
June 6, 2022, 3:08 pm
Freer backs PM ahead of crunch vote citing his ‘steadfast’ support for community
Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer backs Boris Johnson ahead of no confidence vote, saying he's 'been steadfast in supporting my Jewish Community in fighting antisemitism'
By Lee Harpin
Cllr Melvin Cohen
May 25, 2022, 6:22 pm
Golders Green councillor may be eyeing a golden landmark of serving his community
Councillor Melvin Cohen, twice mayor of Barnet, has been honoured for his 40 years of service to the borough at the council’s annual general meeting on Tuesday
By Jenni Frazer
May 24, 2022, 1:11 pm
Israeli-owned restaurant targeted with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti
Popular brasserie in Woodside Park, north London, was spray painted in an apparent antisemitic attack.
By Lee Harpin
Keir Starmer surrounded by supporters and candidates after Barnet Council local election victory
May 6, 2022, 8:58 pm
Keir Starmer: ‘I am humbled the people of Barnet have faith in Labour again’
Exclusive: After local elections, the Labour leader tells Jewish News he has 'no illusions our work to renew and restore our relationship with the Jewish community is complete.'
By Lee Harpin
2J74505 Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to supporters outside StoneX Stadium in Barnet, London after the party clinched victory in Barnet in local government elections. Picture date: Friday May 6, 2022.
May 6, 2022, 6:21 am
Labour achieves sensational victory in Barnet
Jewish Labour candidates triumph in boost for Keir Starmer as Labour win control of the north London borough for the first time
By Lee Harpin
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer pictured voting on Thursday (Photos: PA)
May 5, 2022, 7:52 pm
As it happened: 2022 local election
Jewish News was live at the count for the London borough, a prime target for the two big parties following a day of voting across England, Scotland and Wales.
By Lee Harpin
April 28, 2022, 9:25 pm
Keir Starmer hosts ‘landmark’ meeting with Israeli Labor party officials
The Labour leader, Angela Rayner, and members of his senior team met with nine Israeli Labor Party officials in London, who also observed local election campaigning in Barnet
By Lee Harpin
Local elections take place on 5 May 2022. Polls will open at 7am and close at 10pm. (Jewish News)
April 28, 2022, 12:30 pm
LOCAL ELECTIONS: Labour scents victory at last in Barnet
Thursday's local elections take place in England, Wales and Scotland. Jewish News takes a deep dive into key battles affecting Jewish communities in the capital and beyond.
By Lee Harpin
Helene Richman (Jewish News)
April 7, 2022, 8:30 am
Barnet councillor sorry for ‘criticising Jew for wearing kippah’
EXCLUSIVE: 'As a Jewish person myself, I know how poor choice of language can offend', says Helene Richman, the Lib Dem's West Hendon candidate in next month's local elections.
By Jenni Frazer
Helene Richman (Jewish News)
April 3, 2022, 2:06 pm
Tory councillor defects to Lib Dems, saying party has shunned ‘communities like ours’
Ex- Barnet Conservative Helene Richman launched a damning attack on local Tory Group at press conference confirming her defection.
By Lee Harpin
Wes Streeting joins Josh Tapper, the former Gogglebox star, now standing as a Labour candidate in the Edgwarebury ward, for a morning of campaigning ahead of the May local election in Barnet.
March 27, 2022, 6:05 pm
Wes Streeting: NUS at ‘one of the lowest points in its history’ over Jewish students
Labour's shadow health secretary, himself a former NUS president, tells Jewish News 'legacy of Corbynism has poisoned the well of the student movement'
By Lee Harpin
Ella Rose and Liron Velleman
December 14, 2021, 12:25 pm
Two young Jewish activists selected by Labour to stand in Whetstone
Ella Rose and Liron Velleman were confirmed as candidates in the ward at a selection meeting on Monday ahead of next May's Barnet Council elections
By Lee Harpin
December 9, 2021, 1:06 pm
Labour launches operation Barnet: Starmer’s charm offensive
Has the fear factor finally vanished from the doorsteps of the capital's most Jewish borough? Lee Harpin takes a deep dive into Labour's bid to win back trust in north London
By Lee Harpin
Golders Green Hippodrome with a banner above the entrance describing its former owners, a Shiah Iraqi group
July 20, 2021, 5:24 pm
Labour accuses Tories of ‘Islamophobia’ over postponement of Hippodrome decision
Row between Barnet politicians over planning permission for an Islamic centre leads to head of the Labour group 'referring the whole episode' to the equalities watchdog
By Lee Harpin
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